Decorating with Pictures | A Photo Tour of My Home

February 26, 2014

Hi everyone! I’ve shared some of the ways I display photos in my own home on other blogs before, and some of my wall display photos have been pretty popular on Pinterest. I continue to get emails from people asking for tips on how I completed certain projects. So I’ve been meaning to prepare a blog post like this for quite some time, and when the amazing Kristen Duke asked me to participate in her 2014 Decorating with Pictures series I knew right away that I would share a little tour of some of the ways I display photos in my own home.

Before we get to the photos, though, I need to let you know about the exciting giveaway that is taking place at Kristen’s blog. One very lucky person will receive an amazing prize package including a six-month membership to Clickin Moms (valued at $30), a 1-year subscription to Click Magazine (valued at $15), and one Click Away conference registration (valued at $399). How cool is that?! Head on over and enter to win. And then I’ll see you on the forums and at Click Away. I’ll be speaking at Click Away, so please be sure to stop by and say hello!

The decor in my home is still very much a work in progress. I have big plans to create a hallway and stairway gallery, as well as a huge wall of canvases showcasing my children through the seasons to greet guests as they walk in the front door. I’m pretty sure I’m one of those people whose house will never be “done.” I’ll always be rearranging and changing, adding and editing. As our family changes, so will our home. I’m happy with that.

This set of three matted prints from ProDPI hang on a little hall headed to our mud room on our main level. I have always admired antique flower frogs for their interesting shape and form (each one is a little different), so I decided to put them on the wall and use them to hang photos. Flower frogs like these can be found at a lot of antique stores or on Etsy. Since the matted photos are relatively inexpensive, it’s easy to swap out the photos. I’ve gotten a lot of messages from people asking what those little circular contraptions are (this particular display has seen a lot of love on Pinterest) and letting me know they were planning to make a display like this. If you have created something similar or put your own twist on it, I’d love to see!

I’ve always liked vintage wash boards and wanted to hang a few in my laundry room. But plain washboards just didn’t quite cut it, so I mounted photos to two washboards and hung a large standout mounted print from WHCC in the center. I used the washboard in a little photo shoot I did with my daughters, and then used the photos and the washboard to create this wall decor.

A few years when I was walking through an outdoor flea market, I spotted this antique bicycle wheel that I just had to have. I love the juxtaposition of the straight metal lines and the round wooden circle. I use vintage clothes pins to clip photos to it. It is perfect for hanging favorite Christmas cards during the holiday season, and I can use it to showcase kids’ artwork, too.

I use a different style of antique flower frogs (metal with spikes) to hold snapshots that I want to display in my shelf next to my desk.

I also love very simple photo displays. One of my favorite places to buy frames is Pottery Barn. The quality is good, they aren’t too expensive, and they offer square sizes with huge mats. Canvases are another favorite because they truly are a heirloom that I will be able to pass on to my great grandchildren someday. The ones pictured here are from ProDPI. The quality is amazing.

I also have pictures in frames around my house. I have a folio collection box with press printed 5×7 photos from Black River Imaging that I adore. There are 20 prints inside so I can frequently change which photo I display.

I have a Pinterest board dedicated to unique ways to display photos, so head on over and be sure to follow me there. If you have clever ways to use antiques or other vintage finds in your photo display ideas, I’d love to know! Please shoot me a message through my Facebook page. I still have lots and lots of bare walls in my home and I am always looking for inspiration.